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I'm going to start way out in left field and I promise we'll make our way back to my point. I was a terrible child. I tell my husband...
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Kayley Paylor
May 14, 20217 min read
Meet my Dogs: Amalu
Amalu was a little bit of a surprise compared to my first two Azawakh, for whom I planed and planned. I had followed her father, Sadhu...
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Kayley Paylor
May 8, 20213 min read
The Double Standard for Dog Breeders
This is something I'm probably going to get in trouble for: comparing dogs to humans. But I work with both and if you understand one, it...
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Kayley Paylor
May 7, 20214 min read
Bloopers - Dogs Keep You Humble
I share my successes a lot. I think I blog about my successes even more, so now it's time to share some of the moments I just shook my...
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Kayley Paylor
May 6, 20216 min read
Keeping Dogs Cool in the Car
There's been a ton of very important coverage about the dangers of leaving your dogs in a hot car. Before you read the title and panic...
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Kayley Paylor
May 2, 202113 min read
Amateur Dog Racing - LGRA, NOTRA, AOK9
Over the past year, we've thrown ourselves into amateur racing. At first, it was very much supposed to be an occasional past time, but...
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Kayley Paylor
Apr 23, 20214 min read
Canine False Pregnancy and Sports
Here's an interesting fact I had no idea about when I first started keeping intact dogs. A bitch (female dog) goes through the same...
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Kayley Paylor
Apr 5, 20219 min read
What Does Least in Intrusive Minimally Aversive Truly Mean?
I consider myself a LIMA (least intrusive, minimally aversive) trainer. I know some would certainly disagree and I will be honest, my...
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 27, 20218 min read
Navigating Prevalent Health Issues - Population Management in a Rare Breed
In every breed, in every mix, in every dog of unknown origins there will be health problems. Those problems might be as simple as a grass...
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 20, 20215 min read
How Trained is Your Eye Really? Finding Faults in Azawakh
Within the breed of Azawakh, which for those who don't know is an entirely western derived name for the breed, there is huge controversy....
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 15, 20214 min read
You Set Your Own Boundaries. What Do You Let Your Dog Get Away With?
I’d attended one prior practice when my future flyball teammates invited me to a flyball seminar by Colleen Morita that they were...
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Improving Confidence - Pairing Limited Flooding with Observational Learning
I’ve talked about observational learning before here. I haven’t discussed flooding before, mainly because I don’t utilize it heavily....
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 15, 20213 min read
The Power of Observational Learning
Observational learning (known also as social learning theory) is a topic I so rarely see tackled within the dog training world. Yet the...
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 15, 20213 min read
The Mystique of the Rescue Dog – My Dog is Not A Rescue, He Was Lovingly Placed with Me
As an adult, I started in dogs through rescue. I had a roommate that had a three-legged Yorkie mix. He was neurotic but ultimately a very...
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Kayley Paylor
Mar 15, 20216 min read
Managing a Multi Dog Household
This is a topic that is much on my mind as I prepare to add Tabiri to my pack this coming weekend. My opinion on this topic is not a...
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Kayley Paylor
Feb 7, 20215 min read
Meet Them Where They're At
I can't tell you what to believe. Well. I can. But that won't make you believe what I tell you. I can only present opportunities,...
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Kayley Paylor
Feb 6, 20218 min read
Breed Traits: Not Every Trait is for Everyone
A breeder of Kishu Ken who I respect recently addressed aggression and the forms it takes within her breed. Overall, she provided a...
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Kayley Paylor
Feb 5, 20214 min read
Harnessing Pack Drive
It's been my intention to write about a dog's various kind of drive for some time now, and it's still on my to-do list. In short, dogs'...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 31, 20214 min read
Making Room for my Personal Values in my Breeding Program
I don't advocate for a one-size fits all life experience. People are different. Breeders are different. Trainers are different. ...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 30, 20215 min read
How to Hold a Leash and Other Small But Paradigm Shifting Tips
Yesterday, my husband and I took a walk with my pack plus our board and train dog. I had the board and train dog and Amalu. He took...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 30, 20217 min read
Creating Context with Equipment
I have a lot of dog gear. Not a huge amount of collars, all my dogs only have a tag collar and a regular martingale and Anubi has a...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 23, 202111 min read
Conformation: if You Don't Play, You Don't Get a Say
This is a topic I wrestle with constantly when showing conformation and never more than the show over New Year's weekend (2021). I know a...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 22, 20215 min read
Correct Azawakh Gait
I've written about Azawakh gait before. However, the more I practice and develop my eye, the more I realize exactly how different Azawakh...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 2, 20213 min read
Imposter Syndrome
I'm sitting here writing this after a frankly incredible week thus far. That's the pile of ribbons and rosettes and prizes next to me -...
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